Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,687, Jacob Fonda, New York

SERVICE
New York
Londa, Jacob
NUMBER
S. 10.687
carded.
CONTENTS
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20.966 New York Jacob Fonda Montgomery for the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Brown of the Regt. commanded by Col. Yates in the N.Y. ork time for 16 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Oct. 1833 and unto G. Hergula Johnstown
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 33 $129.99 Semi-ann. allowance ending 1 M. 34 26.66 $156.66
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. G. Hergula
Recorded by G. Hergula Clerk, Book E Vol. 4, Page 100

Letter to John Fleming Esq. Aug 26. 1834 " " G. D. Ferguson " — " " "
Date of death not on AB

Letter to John Fleming Esq. Aug 26. 1834 " " E. D. Ferguson - " " "
Date of death not on AB

Jacob Fonda
25 20285 $1.00

State of New York
Montgomery County S/s On this nineteenth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting Jacob Fonda a resident of Mayfield in the County of Montgomery and State of New York aged seventy one years of age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as here in stated. That he resided in the town of Berneke in the State of New York during the Revolutionary war. That on the twelfth day of August in the year 1778 he turned out or volunteered to go into the service of the United States for two three months. That he went to Fort Edward, was discharged at the end of two months, which, was in October on the 12 th day as he thinks. was under Thomas Brown was Captain. First Lieut. S. Eldred Fonda was first and second Lieutenants J. Garnekell Heldt was ensign. Col. Peter Brats Gen. Col. John Van Rensselaer & Major John W. Grassbuck commanded regiment in which he was in. In the year 1779. in the fore part of summer in June he thinks volunteered or turned out so long as he should be wanted and should be necessary to repel the incursions of the British & Indians. That he was at Fort Edward continued in said service till October. In the year 1780. volunteered in the month of June marched to Lake George was at Fort Edward. Was in service this year till the month of October. In the year 1781. in the month of July turned out and volunteered & went to Fort George & Fort Edward & Granville and continued in said service till some time in the fall as near as can be recollected till the month of November. In the year 1782 was out about two months in the summer of said year went to Fort Edward and

2 served two months. That he resided within a days mark of the places and posts where he was desired to march and remain. That the British and Indians were in the almost constant habit of plundering the country and killing the inhabitants from the spring of the year till fall, or as long as the lakes and waters at the North were free from ice so that they could come down to Lake Champlain from Canada. That in the year 1779 when he was in said service he was stationed at Lake George Fort Edward That during all his service he was under the same Company and regimental officers mentioned at the time he was first in service in the year 1778. That he has no documentary evidence of his service. That he was born in Schenectady Waterloot in the County of Albany & State of New York in the year 1761 on the 13 th day of March. That he has no record of his age. That John Kellenbacker has a family bible in which his age is recorded. Lived in the said town of Kossick when called into service. Has lived there since the revolutionary war till the year 1794 since which time he has lived in the said town of Mayfield in Albany County & said State of New York & where he now lives. That he was told by his officers that he must turn out and that he did volunteer when it was necessary to defend the country as aforesaid. Supposed that he must go and stay as long as he was ordered. And upon that he volunteered as aforesaid. General Schuyler recruits. Though he was not with the troops with which he said recruits. Lewis Van Wyck a Colonel. Who commanded a regiment with which of them was a part. Lewis not recollect any others than those mentioned & Capt. A. Webster who was at Lake George Col. Warner he thinks commanded at Fort George when he was there. Never received any discharge from same. That he

is known to his present neighbors and to the Reverend Jeremiah Wood and John Ballenbake who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Jacob Spence
Sworn to & subscribed in Open Court, 19th September 1832. Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.
We Jeremiah Wood a clergyman residing in Mayfield aforesaid mentioned and John Ballenbake residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Spence who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy one years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Jeremiah Wood John Ballenbake
Sworn to & subscribed in Open Court, 19th September 1832
Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.

State of New York
Montgomery County } ss. On this twentieth day of September A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting Abraham  William  Isaac  Tracy and on being duly sworn makes oath and Says that he has heard the declaration of the said Isaac Tracy read now with Clerk of said Court and that that he knows that the facts therein set forth from his own personal knowledge are substantially true and correct. That he was in said Service of the United States with him most of the time and that he and Isaac did serve about the time mentioned and to the best of his memory as mentioned
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the 20th, September 1832.
Abraham J. Tracy
Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jeremiah Wood, who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Mayfield in the County of Montgomery aforesaid, & that John Hollenbeck, who has also signed the same is a resident of the same town, and is a credible person. That their statement is entitled to credit. And also that Abraham J. Tracy who has signed the preceding affidavit is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to full credit.

I George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the Court of Commons of Montgomery County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Fonda for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20th September 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson

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Jacob F. Anda Montgomery Co. New York
e. l.
Admitted Private 16 months
George D. Ferguson Johnstown N. York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Londa Montgomery  Co. N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Oct Aug. 1778 2 pr. Capt Brown Col Yates 71 Borough   June 1779 4 " — — N.Y. N.Y. Traditionary   June 1780 4 " — — Living testimony   July 1781 4 " — —   1782 2 " — —   1 4  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
R. Newman

March 12, 1936
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BA-/EKL Jacob Fonda- S.10687
Mabel Fonda Powell 501 Forest Avenue Michaels, Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Jacob and John Bruce Fonda, of New York, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request for Revolutionary War data. The record of Jacob Fonda is furnished herein as found in pension claim, S.10687, based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of that soldier.
Jacob Fonda was born March 13, 1761, in Watervliet, Albany County, New York. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Hoosick, New York, Jacob Fonda enlisted and served at the forts and on scouting parties on short tours as a private in Captain Thomas Brown's Company, Colonel Peter Yates' New York Regiment, also, under Colonels Lewis Van Voert, Webster and Warner in the New York Troops, as follows: from August 12, 1778 to October 12, 1778; from June, 1779 to October, 1779; from June, 1780, to October, 1780; from July, 1781 to November, 1781; and from June, 1782, two months.
In 1794, he moved to Mayfield, Montgomery County, New York, where he was residing when he was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
In 1832, one Abraham Fonda made affidavit in Montgomery County, New York, and in 1833, one Eldred Fonda made affidavit in same County; no relationship of either to the soldier was shown.
Very truly yours
G.H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Revolutionary War Pension Secretary Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am endeavoring to procure a D.A.R. record and have traced the Fonda family line from Revolutionary time. There are two descendants, Jacob Fonda , born May 3, 1761, near Lansingburgh, N.Y. He married Hannah Becker and moved soon after the Revolution to Mayfield Twp., Fulton Co. N.Y. There was a division of counties about that time which makes the records obscure. This may have been Albany Co.
The other descendant, of war age, was John Douwe Fonda , son of Jacob Fonda, born Jan. 10, 1781, of Hoosie Falls, N.Y. Married to Elizabeth Ouderkirk. He was sometimes called "Jan" Fonda. On an old map "Manor Rensselaerwick" made in 1767, Jan or John Douwe Fonda was located in the N.E. part of Albany Co., near Cohoes.
I should like to find if either of these men appeared on the pension records or regiment records of that date. If there are any further questions I can supply, I shall be very glad to do so.
Thanking you in advance for your attention to this matter and enclosing stamped return envelope. I am
retraced Jan. 24 - 36 J
Yours truly,
Mabel Fonda Powell
Mabel Fonda Powell, 501 Forest Ave., Mishawaka, Ind.

Beckman
10687
INVALID.
File No. 10,687
Jacob Honda Dis New War.
Act: June 1 st 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 130
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1936-Mar 12- Visit To Matal Fonda Ponce EL

Rev. J. H. Ferguson
Aug. 26. 1834
War Department Pension Office August 26. 1834
Rev. J. H. Ferguson Aug. 31/35 Sir
A Pension Certificate was opened to Abraham Fonda on the 1 st Nov. 1833 & to Jacob Fonda on the 23 rd October 1833 - and both for transmitted to you. You are therefore hereby informed that these pensions have been stopped by instructions this day forwarded to the Pension Agent at New York. By the  then there is no record of declaration of Eldred Fonda whose claim is suspended the nature of the  upon which these pensions were allowed.  the services of Abraham & Jacob Fonda have been disclosed  were allowed, have been fully discharged.  admitted  they allege long and definite terms of service at  both Fort Edward in 1778. 1779 1780 & 1781 & 1782 & 1783 it appears that they both for service in  Company of Minutemen of which Eldred Fonda  whose claim is now under consideration the claim of a pension  was a Lieutenant during the whole period of their  service
examination of their claims that these pensions if withheld at all be returned not with the amount of money for which they have been paid

Rev. D. Ferguson Aug. 26. 1834 War Department Pension Office August 26. 1834
Rev. D. Ferguson Aug. 26. 1834 Sir
A Pension Certificate was opened to Abraham Fonda on the 1 st Nov. 1833 & to Jacob Fonda on the 23 d October 1833 - and both for transmitted to you. You are therefore hereby informed that these pensions have been stopped by instructions this day forwarded to the Pension Agent at New York. By the declaration of Eldred Fonda his term of service  the nature of the  service of Abraham & Jacob Fonda  whereby which these pensions were given allowed  was allowed  admitted  has been fully discharged - both  they  they  allege  they long and definite terms of service at Fort Edward in 1778. 1779 1780 & 1781 & 1782 & 1783 It appears that they both for belonged to  in  company of minute men of which Eldred Fonda  was a lieutenant during the whole period of their  service
examination of their claims that these pensions of which at all events not relate to the account of him.

In 1779 Jacob Fonda declares that he went into  in Capt. Brown's Company 1779 service in the month of June 1779 and continued in service at Fort Edward till October after that he was sent out occasionally in scouting parties - Abraham Fonda states that he went into the service that year in the June month in 1779  1779 the same Company & served two months at Pownes town & two at Fort Edward - But  in his account of the service of that year then sent says that in 1779 he was out four weeks  at a time  at a time  from April till December  while at home  weeks at a time , holding himself in constant readiness to move at a minutes warning, that is The militia for which Capt Brown's Company was composed were called out occasionally only for short tours varying from two to thirty days - There is an assertion  that  Capt Brown  was  at Fort Edward for  the  entire  month  of  any  one  period The mere circumstance fact of being in readiness to move at a minutes warning with cannot be admitted for a  The testimony of Jacob Fonda in support of it is relative to the  trial for  cases is undoubted by the the the the the the the the  of any in support of any settlement of such an affair there 
noticed of notice to be prepared to start the same at a moments warning of a signal given that there is a signal when movement is ordered
Mr. Miller's testimony

In 1779 Jacob Fonda declares that he went into service in the month of June 1779  in Capt. Brown's Company 1779 and continued in service at Fort Edward till October after that he was sent out occasionally in scouting parties - Abraham Fonda states that he went into the service that year in the same month in Capt. Brown's the same Company & served two months at P'keepsie town & two at Fort Edward - But in his and states  says of the service of that year then sent out in 1779 he was out four weeks  at a time  at a time  at a time from April till December  while at home  weeks at a time , holding himself in constant readiness to move at a minutes warning, there is The militia of which Capt. Brown's Company was composed were called out occasionally only for short tours varying from two to thirty days - There is nothing to indicate that Capt. Brown's Company  at any time was at Fort Edward for more  than one month at any one time 
The mere circumstance of being in readiness to move at a minutes warning with cannot be admitted for a trial service The testimony of Edward Fonda in support of his relation to the  of any in support of any supplemental declaration of service there 
noticed at once in preparing to study the duration of such terms of service in which he was a member of a militia when continued service was required
minutes warning

State of New York
Montgomery County ss.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in the town of Broad albin in the said County of Montgomery, Jacob Fonda an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1833 who on being duly sworn deposeth and saith in addition to his declaration which has been forwarded to the department of war and returned. That all his services during the war of the revolution was as a private and that for the time during which the service was performed as stated in his said declaration he was not employed in any civil pursuit, that he served during the several periods mentioned in his said declaration with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority as he then and now believes. That in the year 1778 he was at Fort Edward and there served two months & excepting that he was out at several times on scouting parties - In the year 1779 he volunteered or turned out as it was called to go to Fort Edward. That he served with service in the month of June and continued in service until the month of October. knows that he served this time not less than four months was at this time at Fort Edward in the garrison & excepting that he was out occasionally with his company or some part thereof on scouting parties. In the year 1780 in the month of June turned out or volunteered for three months and marched immediately to Lake George where he remained for about one month then marched to Fort Edward at which place was
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for said time and continued in said Fort until discharged in October following is certain that he was in service the time not up then 4 four months. In the year 1781 in the month of July turned out or volunteered for four months if wanted so long in which was ordered to Fort George where he remained a few days — then marched to Fort Edward and then went to Granville and continued in said service till the month of November or later and was then discharged served then 4 not less than four months. In the year 1782 was ordered out into service for two months that he went into service in the month of June marched to Fort Edward and then remained in its vicinity till the month of August when he was dis- missed. Served this time not less than 2 two months. And this deponent saith that he resided near the British lines and in a country where the British Indians and Tories were in the constant habit during the summer season of making incursions into the said country and that it was necessary that he as well as all the Militia the country could should be in constant readiness to repel any invasion made by the small parties of the enemy, that in consequence of the danger that the inhabitants were in that he volunteered and turned out as aforesaid stated whenever his officers required it and continued so long as his services were required without reference to his engagement, that his services in 1778 were required for a longer period than three months and he served longer

then he engaged. And his deponent saith that all his services were rendered as aforesaid in the Company of the said Captain Brown and in the regiment commanded by Col Peter Yates, that some times the Company was with the regiment at other times it was detached then again it might have been with the regiment as was necessary that when he was near the Forts spoken of and in their vicinity it is impossible for him to name the precise place as the Country was new and much of said service was in the woods and places that had no particular name. And his deponent saith that by reason of old age and the loss of memory he cannot swear to all the particulars respecting his said service as he might have doubtless be so positive that he served for the several periods aforesaid stated and as thereon stated and he believes that his services exceed those stated as aforesaid and his deponent further saith that he cannot in consequence of old age and the con- sequent loss of memory tell the precise day he went into service or was discharged and that he was during all the period aforesaid in the field or at the forts mentioned in the Garrison but that he is confident that his first service mentioned began on the 12 th day of August 1778 and ended the 12 th day of October 1778 but cannot state the day of either case of his going into service or of his discharge
The word "service" intended the words "done & services" added to the lines before sworn to
Isaac Spondre
I McCallum Norton a justice of the peace of the town of Broadalbin in Montgomery County do certify that Isaac Spondre a revolutionary soldier and the

same person who has made application for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 offered before me this 24th day of June 1833 and on hearing the foregoing amendment to his declaration read did make oath according to law that the same was just and true and that he signed the same in my presence before swearing to it and that the said Jacob is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit and belief
Marcellus Neston justice of the peace of the town of Broadalbin Montgomery County -
State of New York Montgomery County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace of the town of Broadalbin in said County Eldred Tondee aged eighty two years who on being duly sworn did depose and say that he served in the Army of the Revolution in the service of the United States during the several periods mentioned aforesaid in the amended declaration of the said Jacob Tondee. That he served during that time as second Lieutenant and that Jacob Tondee, aforesaid was to his actual knowledge in said service of the United States as stated in his said amended declaration aforesaid mentioned and read to him the deponent except that he might have not been actually in the field or garrison with him every day during the said several periods mentioned by him the said Jacob but that all together the time that they then deponent and the said Jacob were apart and did not actually serve together during the said several periods and times mentioned by the said Jacob would not exceed two months.
The word "aforesaid" included before sworn to
Eldred Tondee
I Marcellus Neston a justice of the peace of the said town of Broadalbin

in the said County of Montgomery do hereby certify that Eldred Tonda on the eleventh day of June 1833 came before me and made oath to the foregoing affidavit that he signed the same in my presence after it had been read to him and sworn that the said affidavit or statement expressed made was just and true and I further certify that the said Eldred Tonda is a creditable person that his character for truth and veracity is good and that his statement is entitled to credit and belief
Mercellus Watson in presence of the person of Barnstable in Montgomery County
State of New York,
Montgomery County,
Clerk's office.
Jo: V, George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that Mercellus Watson before whom the foregoing supplemental declaration of Jacob Tonda & the preceding affidavit of Eldred Tonda purport to have been sworn, was on the date of said supplemental declaration & affidavit a Justice of the Peace of said County & that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe that his name thereto subscribed is Mercellus .
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 3 d July 1833.
Geo: D. Ferguson
then subscribed to Fort Edward at which place was